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Almanac Music – Tame Impala: A Superb Show

November 3, 2022 by 2 Comments

Mickey and his son Alex finally experienced the Tame Impala concert they had waited over 700 days to see – it was worth the wait!

Almanac Music: Col’s USA Trip – Marfa, Texas

November 1, 2022 by 1 Comment

Col’s in Marfa, in the West Texas desert, for the El Cosmico Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love.

Almanac Music: Jerry Lee Lewis – The Killer is dead!

October 29, 2022 by 4 Comments

The Killer is Dead! Col Ritchie remembers Jerry Lee Lewis and his performance at New Orleans Jazzfest in 2015.

Almanac Music: Dream Golden Dreams (Song Lyric)

October 28, 2022 by 3 Comments

This Friday, KD shares the lyrics of a ballad (a kind of lullaby) he wrote in his early twenties, a time when he wrote many songs.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Weirdness: Audience, Malcolm McLaren, Barry Adamson, Gavin Bryars

October 25, 2022 by 2 Comments

In this episode of ‘Not Quite Bob’, Trevor Blainey takes us on a trip of the weird and wonderful with his school of strange.

Almanac Music: Col’s USA Trip – Austin, Texas

October 25, 2022 by 1 Comment

Col’s now in a very hot Austin Texas, one of the great music centres of the world.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Blues, Differently – Little Axe, Otis Taylor,  Ben Harper, the Black Keys

October 18, 2022 by 5 Comments

More fantastic profiles from Trevor Blainey in his ‘Not Quite Bob’ series, this week featuring Little Axe, Otis Taylor,  Ben Harper, and the Black Keys.

Almanac Music: Col’s USA Trip – Back to Basics Festival Luckenbach Texas

October 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Col enjoyed the Back To Basics Festival in Luckenbach Texas, especially The Flatlanders.

Almanac Travel: Col’s USA trip – The Bob Dylan Centre Tulsa Oklahoma

October 11, 2022 by 6 Comments

The Bob Dylan Centre in Tulsa Oklahoma was an eagerly awaited destination Col visits during his USA travels.

Almanac Music: The (Almost) Uncrushable Mark Lanegan

October 8, 2022 by 3 Comments

Mark Lanegan died earlier this year at the age of 57. Ian Wilson has a deep appreciation of his music, and of Lanegan. Some time ago he reviewed Lanegan’s memoir, a modified version of which is the basis of this piece.